Railway-rail tie



V (No Model.)

l E. R. ST'ILES.

RAILWAY RAIL TIB.

No. 605,356. Patented Jung 7, 1898.I

A TTOHNEYS.

W/ TNE SSE S EDWARD R. STILES, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-RAIL TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,356, dated June 7, 1898. Application filed August 20, 1897.` Serial No. 648,932. (No model.)

To all whom tm/ay concern,.-

Beit known that I, EDWARD R. STILns, of Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Railway-Rail Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention isv to provide a railway-rail tie which may be made principally of metal and which will be simple, durable, and economic in its construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means whereby the rail will not creep and to provide a firm bed for the rail and one which will be calculated to deaden the sound and also to provide a means whereby the blocks upon which the rails rest will be held against end movement.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the 4several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan .view of the improved tie. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. Li-is a partial plan view of a modified form of the tie. Fig. 5 is a parvtial side elevation of the modified form of the tie, and Fig. 6 is an end view of the same.

The body of the tie consists of a channelbar A of suitable length and constructed of metal. At the central portion of the channel-bar, in the bottom thereof, the met-al is struck downward to form lugs 10, which will enter the ground upon which the bar is placed and will serve to hold the said. bar in position. The iianges of the channelfbar are reinforced by fillets 10. although they may be made of metal, are placed in the channel-bar engaging with the bottom thereof, the blocks being of such `width as to fit neatly between the flanges of the bar. Two blocks are employed, one near each end of the channelebar, and when the blocks are made of wood, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the bottom portion is cut away to form an inclined surface, the inclination being from the back downward. Vith the exception of the inclined surfaces 12 the outer ends of the blocks are preferably straight,

metal.

Blocks B, preferably of wood,

and their inner ends to bottom.

In connection with each `wooden block a shoe 13 is employed, the shoes being made of Each shoe consists of a member a., which Vhas an inclination corresponding to the surface 12 of the block, and ay horizontal memareA inclined from top ber a', the two members being strengthened` (Shown best in Figs. 1 and 2.)

by ribs a2. The horizontal members of the shoes are bolted or otherwise secured to the channelbar and serve to prevent the blocks B from being forced outward to the end portions of` the channel-bar. The blocks,^however, are secured directly to the channel-bar through the medium of bolts 14, which are passed diagonally through their front andrear end portions and through the bottom of the channelbar, the lower ends of the bolts which extend beyond the bottom of the channel-bar being provided with suitable nuts 15, the'lower ends of the bolts 14 and the nuts 15 serving in the same capacity as the' lugs 10-namely, to as-A sist in holding the tie in position.v

As additional fastening devices for the blocks B screws or plugs 16 or their equivalents are passed through the flanges of the channel-bar into the side portions of the blocks. The rails 17 are held upon the upper surface of the blocks B by means of clamps 18 of any approved type, the clamps being fastened to the blocks by means of bolts 19,

which extend through the blocks and through the bottom of the channel-bar, serving also toi secure the blocks to the-bar. l The rails cross the blocks near their inner ends to equalize the bearing ofthe blocks upon the Vchannel-bar. The depthof the blocks is usually five to seven inches.

In` Figsfl, 5, and 6 I have illustrated the application of metal blocks B to the channelbar. These metal blocks consist each of two upright pedestals 20,'theiij end portions being preferably inclined "downwardly in opposite directions, each pedestal being preferably provided with an outwardly-extending horizontal ange 21 at the top and a similar iiange 22 at the bottom. The pedestals are spaced apart by an interposed wooden block 20a, se-

cured to the pedestal by bolts 2Ob or like de,-4

'vices, asshown in Fig.` 6. Clamps 23 `are se- ICO cured upon the upper anges 21 of thefpedestals of the blocks and engage with the Iianges of the rails 24, which rest upon the said top flanges of the pedestal nearer the inner than the outer end portions of the blocks.

The outer clamp 23, attached to the metal block, is carried upward upon a curved line to engage with the head of the rail and serves as a brace. The iillets lOa are very im portant, as their introduction increases the thickness of the tie more than double that of anyother part and adds to the life of the channel-bar, as the corners where the Vfillets are applied are the only parts of the tie subjected to material wear. The rails can be fastened upon wooden blocks by spiking or bolting, as desired. By placing the rail-seats nearer the inner end of the blocks, in addition to equalizing the bearing, room is provided for railbraces when desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The 'combination with a channel-bar, of blocks iitting in said bar, each block having the lower portion ofits outer end inclined upwardly and outwardly and its inner end inclined from top to bottom, shoes secured in the channel-bar and having an inclined face resting 'against the outer inclined portion of the block, and bolts extending through the blocks and bottom of the channel-bar, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a channelbar provid-ed with fillets upon its inner face at its flanges, of blocks itted to the said bar, each block having the lower portion of its outer end inclined, shoes secured to the said bar and fitting between the iianges thereof, the said shoes comprising a horizontal member and an inclined member engaging with the inclined portions at the outer ends of the blocks, clamps secured upon the upper surfaces of the blocks, and fastening devices auX- iliary to the said shoes, arranged to hold the blocks iirmly in engagement with the said channel-bar, as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with a channel-bar having iillets formed uppon its inner face at its iianges, portions of the bottom of the bar being struck downward forming anchors for the bars, of blocks fitted in the said channelbar, shoes secured to the channel-bar between its flanges and having inclined faces engaging with the corresponding faces at the lower portion of the outer ends of the blocks, bolts passed through the blocks and through and beyond the bottom of the channel-bar, serving as auxiliary anchors for the bar, clamps adapted forengagement with the rails, secured upon the upper surface of the blocks nearer their inner than their outer ends, and bolts passed through the said clamps, through the blocks land through the bottom of the channel-bar, for the purpose set forth.

EDWARD R. STILES.

Vitnesses: C. E. HEAD, EUGENE HEAD. 

